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Title: Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories by Terry Bisson ISBN: 0-312-89035-4 Publisher: Orb Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Weird and Wonderful
Comment: Terry Bisson is a master of the short form, and these are some of his best stories. His sense of place and his gift for dialogue make him one of the most important writers working today. The simple beauty of the title story alone, a multiple award winner, is worth the price of admission. If you have an imagination and an appreciation for the absurd, buy this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Some very good stories
Comment: I'm surprised there are so few reviews here. This book deserves to be wider read.
I first read a Bisson story ten years ago in Omni -- "They're Made of Meat." I loved it. Very short, all dialogue, a great ending line... It's still one of my favorites of all time.
To be honest, all of these stories are not fantastic. Some kind of leave you rubbing your head, like "The Coon Suit." What the heck was that?! But there are about ten very good stories in here that are worth the price of the book. Bisson writes in a way that is easy to read, even if the ideas don't always grab you. His snappier, dialogue-heavy stories are my favorite.
Give this one a try.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very diverse reading
Comment: Bears Discover Fire is the classic SF story, using SF/Fantasy themes perfectly to truly explore human emotional struggles. It's my favorite SF story right now, replacing "I have no mouth but I must scream", by Ellison.
Bisson writes with a quirkiness that's quite endearing, and his characters always seem quite real(except on those short short short stories where 2-D characters suffice for getting his 'punchline' across). In short, this is a great book.
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Title: In the Upper Room and Other Likely Stories by Terry Bisson ISBN: 0312874200 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang ISBN: 0765304198 Publisher: Orb Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Avram Davidson Treasury : A Tribute Collection by Avram Davidson, Robert Silverberg, Grania Davis ISBN: 031286731X Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 11 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Dragons of Springplace: Stories by Robert Reed ISBN: 096559016X Publisher: Golden Gryphon Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: A Woman of the Iron People by Eleanor Arnason ISBN: 0759224161 Publisher: ereads.com Pub. Date: 12 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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